Summary

Shardless Sultai has always been a popular choice among Legacy players over the last several years, but its popularity has waned recently, and with the banning of Sensei’s Divining Top, it looks like it’s time for another type of control deck to grab the spotlight. This deck, Sultai Control, takes the most powerful controlling elements of Shardless Sultai and combines them with the format’s best sweepers, removal spells, and value-oriented creatures to create a very different strategy.

The inclusion of 4 copies of Snapcaster Mage is probably the most obvious initial indication that this deck is far from Shardless Sultai in terms of overall strategy. However, Deathrite Shaman and Baleful Strix have stuck around, due in large part to Deathrite Shaman‘s powerful mana production and graveyard disruption and Baleful Strix‘s excellent blocking ability and card draw.

Leovold, Emissary of Trest is one of the breakout Legacy cards of 2017, and its inclusion in this deck shows its power level. Despite being a control deck, the disruption that Leovold puts on the opponent is extremely valuable in this deck, especially when paired with excellent blockers like Baleful Strix. Tasigur, the Golden Fang and Gurmag Angler round out the creature base. Both are efficient beaters in the late game that take advantage of the presence of Thought Scour.